Despite winning the World Cup with England's Under-17 side, Kempson worries about Loader's chances with the first team.

The forward, who made his senior debut against Millwall in the Carabao Cup this season, scored two goals in the tournament, both against Iraq in the group stages. Although he was an unused substitute against Spain in the final, he still picked up a winners' medal.

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But Kempson doubts that Loader will be able to have much of an impact with the senior side, noting there is currently a trio of strikers ahead of him in the pecking order.

However, fans said this shouldn't be an issue just yet, as there was plenty of time for Loader to make and impact.

Jamie Hinton said: "You have to tie him down to a long-term contract and give him some bench time.

"It’s low risk. He won’t cost huge wages. What’s the risk?"

And Nick Bamford agreed saying he would offer Loader a contract too. He added: "Loan him out for the season, League Two or National League ideally, get him some proper experience and hopefully game time.

"Then if he bangs them in everyone's a winner."

Steve Bendall also said Loader was worth keeping, but added he's "nowhere near first team football for us".

Not everyone felt the same way though. Ian Pulfer said: "He's 17 - don't hype him up too much just yet, because he was in a World Cup winning squad.

"If he ended as player of the tournament or golden boot winner then yes he could maybe demand more but the fact is, he wasn't good enough to start for England Under-17 so what makes him good enough for first team football?

"No doubt the boy has talent but he must remain grounded and keep working hard."

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But Terry West had little confidence for Loader's future, saying: "Best he can hope for is another two year contract at about £200 a week loaned out to a few non-league and then League Two teams before being released before he's due a decent contract.

"Then he'll be picked up by a Division One/Two team, play a few games and sold to a bigger, better team. Reading are losing their way these days."

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